PHOTOMETEOR
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY RASTISLAV MARGUS
A PHOTOMETEOR IS A LUMINOUS PHENOMENON PRODUCED BY THE REFLECTION, REFRACTION, DIFFRACTION OR INTERFERENCE OF LIGHT FROM THE SUN OR THE MOON.
PHOTOMETEORS ARE OBSERVED IN MORE OR LESS CLEAR AIR (MIRAGE, SHIMER, SCINTILLATION, GREEN FLASH, TWILIGHT COLOURS),
ON OR INSIDE CLOUDS (HALO PHENOMENA, CORONAE, IRISATION, GLORY)
AND ON OR INSIDE CERTAIN HYDROMETEORS OR LITHOMETEORS (GLORY, RAINBOW, FOG BOW, BISHOP'S RING, CREPUSCULAR RAYS).
| HALO PHENOMENA - SMALL & LARGE HALO |
| As seen - In original colors |
| Žilina - Slovakia / S |
| 2004.10.19 / 14:57:17 |
| 1/800, F6.3, ISO 50, 38 mm, IMG01 |
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| HALO PHENOMENA - SMALL & LARGE HALO |
| After saturation adjustment Tangent Arcs of Small and Large Halo is visible as well as the Parry Arc |
| Žilina - Slovakia / S |
| 2004.10.19 / 14:57:17 |
| 1/800, F6.3, ISO 50, 38 mm, IMG01 |
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| HALO PHENOMENA - LARGE SOLAR HALO |
| Small Sundog is also present |
| Close to Decin - Czech Republic / E |
| 2006.05.16 / 08:32:41 |
| 1/500, F13.0, ISO 100, 29 mm, 350D, IMG15 |
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| HALO PHENOMENA - PARHELIA |
| Mock Sun without parhelic circle visible |
| Bratislava - Slovakia / SW |
| 2005.03.02 / 16:35:01 |
| 1/480, F8.0, ISO 50, 35 mm, E8800, IMG01 |
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| HALO PHENOMENA - SMALL & LARGE HALO |
| Very close detail of Mock Sun (Sundog) |
| Bratislava - Slovakia / W |
| 2005.03.02 / 16:36:24 |
| 1/360, F7.4, ISO 50, 350 mm, E8800, IMG04 |
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| HALO PHENOMENA - PARHELIA |
| Very close detail of Mock Sun (Sundog) |
| Bratislava - Slovakia / W |
| 2005.10.28 / 16:33:07 |
| 1/400, F10, ISO 100, 320 mm, IMG01 |
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| HALO PHENOMENA - PARHELIA |
| Very close detail of Mock Sun (Sundog) |
| Bratislava - Slovakia / W |
| 2005.07.14 / 19:32:33 |
| 1/1037, F7.4, ISO 50, 350 mm, E8800, IMG02 |
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| As seen - In original colors |
| Žilina - Slovakia / S |
| 2004.10.19 / 14:57:17 |
| 1/800, F6.3, ISO 50, 38 mm, IMG01 |
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| CREPUSCULAR RAYS |
| n/a |
| Žilina - Slovakia, LZZI / W |
| 2004.06.16 / 19:12:13 |
| 1/650, F8.0, ISO 50, 38 mm, IMG03 |
| n/a |
| CREPUSCULAR RAYS |
| n/a |
| Bratislava - Slovakia, LZIB / SW |
| 2004.02.12 / 15:45:39 |
| 1/1000, F8.0, ISO 50, 38 mm, IMG77 |
| n/a |
| CREPUSCULAR RAYS |
| As seen - In original colors |
| Žilina - Slovakia, LZZI / W |
| 2005.05.31 / 20:11:29 |
| 1/125, F3.7, ISO 50, 115 mm, IMG11 |
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| MOON CORONE |
| n/a |
| Bratislava - Slovakia / SE |
| 2002.02.01 / 23:33:36 |
| 1/5, F3.5, ISO 100, 562 mm, IMG06 |
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| IRISATION |
| n/a |
| Bratislava - Slovakia / W |
| 2003.08.19 / 15:56:17 |
| 1/400, F5.6, ISO 50, 112 mm, IMG01 |
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| RAINBOW - secondary rainbow present |
| n/a |
| Zvolen - Slovakia / E |
| 2001.08.07 / 19:48:25 |
| 1/160, F2.8, ISO 100, 39 mm, IMG02 |
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| SHIMMER |
| n/a |
| Bratislava - Slovakia, LZIB / E |
| 2003.08.26 / 13:10:43 |
| 1/650, F4.5, ISO 50, 646 mm, IMG42 |
| n/a |
| TWILIGHT COLOURS |
| n/a |
| Žilina - Slovakia, LZZI / W |
| 2002.06.20 / 20:33:04 |
| 1/800, F8.0, ISO 100, 39 mm, IMG01 |
| n/a |
| GLORY |
| Glory over shadow of L-200 Morava |
| Žilina - Slovakia, LZZI / E |
| 2005.06.02 / 15:59:10 |
| 1/984, F2.8, ISO 50, 35 mm, IMG47 |
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| MIRAGE |
| n/a |
| Close to Trencin - Slovakia / E |
| 2004.07.05 / 15:19:44 |
| 1/800, F3.7, ISO 50, ... mm, IMG03 |
| n/a |
| LUMINOUS PILLAR |
| As seen - In original colors |
| Bratislava - Slovakia / W |
| 2005.11.23 / 16:00:57 |
| 1/800, F4.0, ISO 100, 200 mm, IMG02 |
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